Images of former Coldwater football head coach John Reed, left, and former Coldwater standout football player Ross Homan, right, appear on the Ohio Stadium scoreboard prior to the start of the Ohio State Spring Football Game on Saturday in Columbus. OSU honored Reed as the honorary head coach for the Scarlet team with former Coldwater standouts - Ross Homan, Adam Homan and Tony Harlamert - all playing for the Scarlet squad.

COLUMBUS - On a day where Mercer County paid tribute to the contributions he has made over the years, The Ohio State University football program saluted John Reed with a very special honor as well.
Reed, the longtime Coldwater . . .